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{{Infobox software
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{{Infobox emulator
 
|logo = BizHawk.jpg
 
|logo = BizHawk.jpg
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|logowidth = 100
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|version = {{BizHawkVer}}
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|screenshot = BizHawk-Screenshot.PNG
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|version = {{Version|BizHawk}}
 
|active = Yes
 
|active = Yes
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|platform = Windows
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|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>Linux
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|type = [[libretro]] frontend
 
 
|target = [[#Supported systems|Multiple]]
 
|target = [[#Supported systems|Multiple]]
 
|developer = BizHawk Team
 
|developer = BizHawk Team
 
|website = [http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk.html TASVideos.org]
 
|website = [http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk.html TASVideos.org]
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|source = [https://github.com/TASVideos/BizHawk GitHub]
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|prog-lang = C#
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|source = [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk GitHub]
 
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'''BizHawk''' is an open-source [[libretro]] frontend, as well as a [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]] designed predominantly around the production of Tool Assisted Speedruns (TAS). It is written in C# and requires .NET Framework 4.0 (in 1.X releases) or .NET Framework 4.6.1 (in 2.X releases) to run. BizHawk focuses on core accuracy and power user tools while still being an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming.
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'''BizHawk''' is an open-source [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]], as well as a [[libretro]] frontend designed predominantly around the production of Tool Assisted Speedruns (TAS).
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It is written in C# and requires .NET Framework 4.0 (in 1.X releases) or .NET Framework 4.6.1 (in 2.X releases) to run. BizHawk focuses on core accuracy and power user tools while still being an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming.
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
 
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|'''[https://github.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/releases Official releases]'''
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|'''[https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/releases Official releases]'''
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|align=center|{{Icon|Win-big|Lin-big}}
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|'''[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev Builds]'''<br/><small><abbr title="click -Download Artifacts- for download links">GitLab</abbr></small>
 
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|align=center|{{Icon|Win-big}}
 
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|[https://ci.appveyor.com/project/zeromus/bizhawk-udexo/history Dev Builds]
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|'''[https://ci.appveyor.com/project/zeromus/bizhawk-udexo/history Dev Builds]'''<br/><small>Compiled by <abbr title="Click on a build, then click Artifacts for download links">appveyor</abbr></small>
 
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|}
  
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==Supported Systems==
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==Overview==
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For tool-assisted speedruns, BizHawk is king. Since 1.11.4, it has support for [[libretro]] cores, making it a good alternative for RetroArch, and adds TAS support for all compatible cores. Also supports [https://retroachievements.org/download.php#bizhawk RetroAchievements].
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LUA scripting support has pretty unique utilities. For example [https://github.com/authorblues/bizhawk-shuffler-2 Bizhawk Shuffler 2] is a popular script that randomly shuffle between games played in Bizhawk, with plugins to enhance the experience.
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==Supported systems==
 
===Original and ported===
 
===Original and ported===
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! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|Based on code from:
 
! scope="col"|Based on code from:
 
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|[[Apple II emulators|Apple ][]]
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|[[Apple II emulators|Apple]]
 
|[https://github.com/DigitalJellyfish/Virtu Virtu]
 
|[https://github.com/DigitalJellyfish/Virtu Virtu]
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|[[Arcade emulators|Arcade]]
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|[[MAME]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]
 
|[[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]
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|[[Atari 7800 emulators|Atari 7800]]
 
|[[Atari 7800 emulators|Atari 7800]]
 
|Original
 
|Original
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|-
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|[[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar]]
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|[[Virtual Jaguar]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
 
|[[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[Vectrex emulators|GCE Vectrex]]
 
|[[Vectrex emulators|GCE Vectrex]]
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|Original
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|-
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|[[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²]]
 
|Original
 
|Original
 
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|Original
 
|Original
 
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|-
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|[[MSX emulators|MSX]] (NOT RELEASED)
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|[[MSX emulators|MSX]]
 
|Original
 
|Original
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)]]
 
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)]]
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|Original
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|Original, [[Mednafen]]
 
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|[[PC-FX emulators|NEC PC-FX]]
 
|[[PC-FX emulators|NEC PC-FX]]
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|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
 
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
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|[[Mupen64Plus]]
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|[[Mupen64Plus]] (v2.0, for N64), [[ares]] (for 64DD)
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|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]/[[Nintendo DSi emulators|DSi]]
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|[[melonDS]]
 
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom]]
 
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom]]
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|[[SG-1000 emulators|Sega SG-1000]], [[Master System emulators|Master System]], [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]]
 
|[[SG-1000 emulators|Sega SG-1000]], [[Master System emulators|Master System]], [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]]
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|[http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk/SMS.html Original].
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|[http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk/SMS.html Original]
 
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|[[ZX Spectrum emulators|Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]
 
|[[ZX Spectrum emulators|Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]
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|[[PlayStation emulators|Sony PlayStation]]
 
|[[PlayStation emulators|Sony PlayStation]]
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|[[Mednafen]]
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|[[Mednafen]] (Octoshock, Nymashock)
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|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|Sony PlayStation Portable]] (NOT RELEASED)
 
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|[[PPSSPP]]
 
 
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|[[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color]]
 
|[[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color]]
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|[[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom]]
 
|[[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom]]
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|[[Higan|bsnes v087]], [[Snes9x]] (1.54)
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|[[bsnes]] (v087, v115+), [[Snes9x]] (1.54), [[Mednafen]] (SNES-Faust)
 
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|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Super Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Color]]
 
|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Super Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Color]]
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|Original, [[Gambatte]], [[Higan|bsnes v087]], [[SameBoy]]
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|Original, [[Gambatte]], [[bsnes]] (v087, v115+), [[SameBoy]]
 
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|TI-83
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|[[Calculator emulators#Texas Instruments|TI-83]]
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|Original
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|Original, Emu83
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|[https://tic80.com/ TIC-80]
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|Ported
 
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|-
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|[http://belogic.com/uzebox/index.asp Uzebox]
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|[https://uzebox.org/ Uzebox]
 
|[http://uzebox.org/wiki/index.php?title=Emulator Uzem]
 
|[http://uzebox.org/wiki/index.php?title=Emulator Uzem]
 
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===Libretro===
 
===Libretro===
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As of version 1.11.4.
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|[[4DO]]
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|[[Opera]]
 
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|Okay
 
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|[[higan|bsnes v087]]
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|PokeMini
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|[[bsnes]] (v087)
 
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|Not Okay
 
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* Joypad support (for both controller and hotkeys)
 
* Joypad support (for both controller and hotkeys)
 
* Auto/rapid fire controls
 
* Auto/rapid fire controls
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* Basic re-recording and rerecording
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* Re-recording and savestates
 
* "Bullet-proof" rerecording
 
* "Bullet-proof" rerecording
 
* Frame/lag/re-recording counters
 
* Frame/lag/re-recording counters
 
* Input display
 
* Input display
 
* Auto-hold
 
* Auto-hold
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* Alpha version of "TAStudio"
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* TAStudio
 
* RAM watching/poking tools
 
* RAM watching/poking tools
 
* RAM searching
 
* RAM searching
 
* Lua scripting
 
* Lua scripting
 
* Rewind
 
* Rewind
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* Audio and video recording
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* Custom plugin support
 
* [[Libretro]] support (1.11.4 onwards)
 
* [[Libretro]] support (1.11.4 onwards)
  
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==Review==
 
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For tool-assisted speedruns, BizHawk is king. Since 1.11.4, it has support for [[libretro]] cores, making it a good alternative for RetroArch, and adds TAS support for all compatible cores.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 15 April 2024

BizHawk
BizHawk.jpg
BizHawk-Screenshot.PNG
Developer(s) BizHawk Team
Latest version 2.9.1 [+]
Active Yes
Platform(s) Windows
Linux
Emulates Multiple
Website TASVideos.org
Programmed in C#
Source code GitHub

BizHawk is an open-source multi-system emulator, as well as a libretro frontend designed predominantly around the production of Tool Assisted Speedruns (TAS).

It is written in C# and requires .NET Framework 4.0 (in 1.X releases) or .NET Framework 4.6.1 (in 2.X releases) to run. BizHawk focuses on core accuracy and power user tools while still being an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming.

Download[edit]

Windows Linux Official releases
Windows Linux Dev Builds
GitLab
Windows Dev Builds
Compiled by appveyor

Overview[edit]

For tool-assisted speedruns, BizHawk is king. Since 1.11.4, it has support for libretro cores, making it a good alternative for RetroArch, and adds TAS support for all compatible cores. Also supports RetroAchievements.

LUA scripting support has pretty unique utilities. For example Bizhawk Shuffler 2 is a popular script that randomly shuffle between games played in Bizhawk, with plugins to enhance the experience.

Supported systems[edit]

Original and ported[edit]

System Based on code from:
Apple Virtu
Arcade MAME
Atari 2600 Original
Atari 7800 Original
Atari Jaguar Virtual Jaguar
Atari Lynx Mednafen's Handy core
Bandai WonderSwan/Color Mednafen's Cygne core
ColecoVision Original
Commodore 64 Original
GCE Vectrex Original
Magnavox Odyssey² Original
Mattel Intellivision Original
MSX Original
NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) Original, Mednafen
NEC PC-FX Mednafen
Nintendo 64 Mupen64Plus (v2.0, for N64), ares (for 64DD)
Nintendo DS/DSi melonDS
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom Original. PPU based on FCEUX, QuickNES.
Nintendo Game Boy Advance VBA-Next, mGBA
Nintendo Virtual Boy Mednafen
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega/Mega CD Genesis Plus GX
Sega 32X PicoDrive
Sega Saturn Yabause (1.X), Mednafen (2.X)
Sega SG-1000, Master System, Game Gear Original
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Original
Sony PlayStation Mednafen (Octoshock, Nymashock)
SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color Mednafen's NeoPop core
Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom bsnes (v087, v115+), Snes9x (1.54), Mednafen (SNES-Faust)
Super Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Color Original, Gambatte, bsnes (v087, v115+), SameBoy
TI-83 Original, Emu83
TIC-80 Ported
Uzebox Uzem

Libretro[edit]

As of version 1.11.4.

Core Compatibility
2048 Okay
CATSFC Okay
FCEUmm Okay
mGBA Okay
Emux Okay (Game Boy/Game Boy Color only)
FinalBurn Alpha (Arcade) Okay
Imageviewer Okay
Mednafen Okay (Neo Geo Pocket only)
Gambatte Okay
FFmpeg Okay
DeSmuME Okay
Opera Okay
MAME Okay
PokeMini Okay
bsnes (v087) Not Okay
Mupen64Plus Not Okay
blueMSX Not Okay
fMSX Not Okay
FUSE Not Okay
FinalBurn Alpha (Neo Geo) Not Okay
Handy Not Okay
DOSBox Not Okay
vecx Not Okay

Features[edit]

  • Full screen support
  • Controller and hotkey mapping
  • Joypad support (for both controller and hotkeys)
  • Auto/rapid fire controls
  • Re-recording and savestates
  • "Bullet-proof" rerecording
  • Frame/lag/re-recording counters
  • Input display
  • Auto-hold
  • TAStudio
  • RAM watching/poking tools
  • RAM searching
  • Lua scripting
  • Rewind
  • Audio and video recording
  • Custom plugin support
  • Libretro support (1.11.4 onwards)
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